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Residency issue recalls old local cases

During the special Oct. 2 meeting of the Forest Lake City Council, several residents spoke up and gave reasons why they thought the council should or shouldn’t vote to declare a vacancy in the seat currently held by Michael Freer. In recent weeks, Freer has faced accusations that he’s violating the residency requirements of his position by living outside of Forest Lake and not at the address on his driver’s license. However, he has maintained that he is within the legal guidelines of state statute because he was forced to move out of town temporarily and intends to return. Read more about the details of the two sides’ arguments in the Oct. 5 story, “No change on council after vacancy vote fails.”
Among the residential speakers were a few who spoke about past local residency cases they believed should or shouldn’t serve as precedents to guide the council’s decision on the

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Anthem furor alters spirit at North Lakes Academy’s Dig Pink Game

Senior libero Marie Russ digs out a ball during the match against Cristo Rey Jesuit.
Sports Editor’s note: Due to the heavy interest and discussion the news brief on this subject has generated, The Times is releasing a preliminary version of the full story. The Times still welcomes input from any person who was present at the game, and contributions received before the next press deadline (Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 12 noon) can be added to the final print version of the story. If you would like to voice an opinion and/or describe what you witnessed, please contact me at (612) 666-1517 or email at brad.oneil@ecm-inc.com.
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After months of preparation, the North Lakes volleyball team hosted its annual Dig Pink Game fundraiser for breast cancer awareness and research Thursday, Oct. 12. An emotional, highly-charged atmosphere arose when the visiting Cristo Rey Jesuit team knelt in protest while the national anthem

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Nominations open today for 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year

Everyone remembers a favorite teacher, someone who motivates and inspires students for a lifetime. Minnesotans have the opportunity again this fall to nominate that unique educator for Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
Nominations are now open and remain open through Nov. 15. Nominations can be submitted online by accessing a simple nomination form on www.educationminnesota.org. The 2018 Teacher of the Year will be named at a ceremony May 6, 2018, at the Radisson Blu Mall of America. The Minnesota Teacher of the Year also becomes Minnesota’s candidate for National Teacher of the Year.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Eligible nominees must teach in a public or nonpublic Pre-K through 12th-grade school, working at least 50 percent of the time directly with students, hold a bachelor’s degree and a Minnesota teaching license, have completed three years of teaching by the nomination deadline, intend to teach during the 2018-19 school year.
Anyone may nominate a teacher. Self-nominations are also accepted.
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